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Iowa News Headlines: Mon., May 26, 2014

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May 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Several people who were helping distribute flags for Memorial Day are recovering from scrapes and bruises after the trailer they were riding on careened across a cemetery. The Quad-City Times reports 10 adults and children were on the flatbed trailer when it broke free from the truck pulling it and rolled several hundred feet downhill before hitting a tree. Davenport police Sergeant Eric Court says no one was seriously hurt.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A second Iowa facility for delinquent youths is being investigated for failing to meet educational standards. The Des Moines Register reports the state is being urged to examine the practices of the State Training School for Boys in Eldora after two separate investigations. Questions about the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo prompted the governor to close it in January.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials say a 23-year-old inmate on work release in Cedar Rapids has escaped. The state Department of Corrections says Bernard James Butler the Second failed to return to the Larry Nelson Work Release Center in Cedar Rapids after work on Friday.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A 22-year-old Houston Astros prospect’s first home run of the season was caught by a familiar fan: his father. The Quad City Times reports River Bandits first baseman Conrad Gregor launched a go-ahead, three-run shot in the sixth inning of the Class-A team’s 5-2 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport Saturday night. Gregory’s father Marty in the right-center field stands caught the ball.